2020 will be remembered for many things – not least the vast disruption to our working lives. Almost overnight, it seemed, business people and office workers collectively entered the realm of that previously relatively niche group: the home worker. Cue (initially at...
Tips for More Persuasive Communication The ability to persuade – to be able to sell an idea or win people over – is perhaps the single most important skill to give you the edge in the knowledge economy. As legendary investor Warren Buffet puts it: ‘You can have all...
Executive Presence Myths Women Shouldn’t Listen To I was recently approached by a female executive who, like many others I have worked with, had a very specific coaching request. She’d been told her voice was too high and that she should lower it to sound...
Speaking On Camera Like A Pro Once-upon-a-not-so-long-ago, getting to grips with speaking on camera was a relatively niche requirement for most of us in the business world. Not anymore. Whether it’s Zooming colleagues, video job interviews or presenting via Webex,...
Managing Your Nerves Before A Presentation If you have trouble managing your nerves before a presentation, you’re in great company. Elon ‘The Disrupter’ Musk has admitted to feeling nervous about public speaking (he called himself out in a tweet last year)....
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